Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Thief Makes Pretty Good Haul at
umming-Bis Profit in Sweet Pota-
toes - Big Land Sale on the Tapis
In Decatur County, and One Already
Closed at Tallapoosa.
GEORGIA.
Bainbridge wants bank.
There 10 not vacant dwelling in Tai
Apoosa.
There is talk OF organizing a lodge Of
5000 Templars in Tallapoosa.
Greenville thinks a bank must be es.
lablished there If she is to prosper.
Thirty-two rats were killed in single
sorn crib at Watkinsville a day or two
ago.
All the officers of the Columb bus Guards
nave resigned in order that the company
may be entirely reOr sanized.
colored woman while helping clear
"new0round" near BrouehtOnvIlle mad
aer back broken by falling tree.
tits reported that j. W. Mize win con-
test the late election for Sheriff Of sumter
county, in which be was defeated by Jo-
seph e. Market.
Two guests OF the Ocean Hotel, at
Brunswick. claimed TO have been robbed
Wednesday night, one of SO IN money,
and the other OF watch and some jew
elry.
lawyer of Athens says that the
pondsmen OF Skies, the slayer OF John
moon. are worthless, both being brake
men on a railroad, and the State will
never receive dollar from them.
Nv alter Nolan, a Young man about %
\T'rs old, son Of j. Il. Nolan, one Of Nor
"a county's most successful farmers,
shot himself through the breast last Sat
urday. He is likely to recover.
up fund for the purpose OF laying off a
ling park. 1t will De on Hamllton's
lands, near the Fourth ward, and three
quarter or mile track will be made.
An effort will he made during the sum-
mer TO organize company at Balm
bridge for the purpose Of manufacturing
high grade standard rtiliZer especially
adapted TO the wants OF Southwest Geor-
gia.
Negotiations are pending now between
certain land owners in Decatur county
and Northern syndicate which promises
the early sale, for cash, OF $4,000 acres of
numbered lands al 81 90 per acre, cash-a
deal OF $120, 600.
AT Albany the preliminary trial Of II.
ID. Fudge. CHARGED with robbiug Lewis
Bros bank Of SO, 600 was finished Thurs
day, and the defendant discharged by
Justice Greer for lack of evidence TO bind
him over to the April Superior Court.
ID. 2. Ferguson VIII place cotton fac
tory In Jonesboro soon, as Mrs. Ferguson
held mortgage on a cotton factory in
sparta, and will move the machinery to
Jonesboro. The place selected is the old
Cloud Hotel, recently occupied as a court
house.
julius Cohn, Of Atlanta, thinks that he
has the oldest flute in America. IL is an
ebony, eight-keyed German flute, and
bears silver plate with the words
'.Julius Cohp, Dresden, 17Se." This was
the present. owners great .great-great-
grandfather. There are still good tones
in the old flute.
AT Atlanta the Aldermanic board con-
Cured in the action OF Council appro-
priating $50 month for three months to
the Woman's Industrial Union, and the
same sum for the same length OF time 10
the Woman's Christian Association. Two
Thousand dollars was appropriated to the
Benevolent Home and Ivy Street Hos
pital.
Watkinsvilie Enterprise: We know
that many doubted the truth OF our say
ing last week that cat cleaned the show
cases OF Harris Il Foddrill every morning.
but it is so, Mr.. Dow Harris using it
instead OF brush, catching it by its fore
and hind legs and wIping of the cases
with 1t. 1t beats a busting brush to
death.
W0t Campbell, OF Hartwell, made
tbree-quarters OF a mile Tuesday, by the
watch, on his bicycle in two aud a half
minutes, making one turn. Owing to the
weather the ground was in bad condition.
Fit was raining at the time. he was
also hampered by his rubber overshoes.
Under favorable conditions IL is believed
he can make mile IN the same time
The sweet potato is one OF the most
profitable side crops that can be made
in Southwest Georgia. From $50 to 800
bushels can be made on an acre of good
land, aud If they are OF a good variety.
they can be readily sold at 80 c. per
bushel. Those who bank their potatoes
carefully and save them until spring
can sometimes sell them in wagon load
quantities at even more than 90 c. per
bushel.
AT Macon petition will probably go
into the next meeting OF Council from
several members OF the BAPTIST church
and citizens living on the upper END of
Poplae street for ten or twenty wear
lease OF the upper section OF Proudfit
Park, or that portion OF IL between the
Baptist church and New street. Ii the
lease is granted, 1t is proposed to inclose
1t with a fence, grade and sod il, plant
trees, lay out walks, and otherwise put
it in shape.
At Watkinsville last Sunday night as
crowd was collected on the corner next TO
Harris Il Foddrilrs store, Robert Booth.
Jr., one of the party, was taken very sud
denly with something like paralysis. The
doctor was immediately SUI emoned. and
when he reached the patient he found him
Ia ~ unconscious condition ana unable
10 speak. His affection was pertaining 10
lockjaw, also, ard his mouth could not be
opened. Next morning, however, Mr..
Booth was up and apparently as well as
lver.
Z. NJ. Moss, of White Plains, a little
village in Green county, telegraphed to
Athens Wednesday to j. II. Dorsey that
mis- horses and mules were all sick with
some kind OF disease thai resisted all OF
his efforts TO arrest it. Knowing that
Mr.. D0rsey's stock had recently been
sick with a disease that the veterinary
surgeon pronounced CHAMBERS, he request
ed Mr.. Dorsey TO come 20 White Pains
and give his opinion as to the disease.
Mr.. Dorsey went in response to his tele-
gram.
Thursday Sheriff Wier went up 20 Jack
son county, where the fight IS reported 10
have occurred in which the colored boy
is said TO havsak3xqEss..1.-sae white boy
in Jail at Athdf7s. There were no sign
IL.